Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herselves

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: her-selves
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Her; used to indicate the referent as an entity with more than one self.

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: himselves"
"She had a vision of two of herselves, living in different universes. A world had once existed with one Novena in it; it still must exist, she must still be there, yet here she was."
"Most of herselves felt variations on her present anxieties, but a few were filled with strange emotions changing too fast to identify. Concentrating on one of these improbable futures was like trying to barehandcatch an oiled gecko, And yet... Leandra couldn't resist mentally chasing these bright futures."
"Clover is bickering with herselves."
"Where did it all go wrong, she wondered, easing out of bed, uncertain of what to do with herselves, uncertain of which self was her self and which self was someone else."

Etymology

From her + -selves.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: her

Questions

What does herselves mean?: Her; used to indicate the referent as an entity with more than one self.
Where does herselves come from?: From her + -selves.

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